Susan Milbrath

Gebundenes Buch

Decoding the Codex Borgia

Visual Symbols of Time and Space in Ancient Mexico

Beschreibung

This book explores the rich symbolism of the Codex Borgia, a masterpiece of Precolumbian art dating to the fifteenth century, showing how the manuscript's intricate and colorful imagery conveys complex ideas related to Mesoamerican myths and religion.

Autor

Susan Milbrath, emeritus curator of Latin American art and archaeology at the Florida Museum of Natural History, is coeditor of Cosmology, Calendars, and Horizon-Based Astronomy in Ancient Mesoamerica and the author of Star Gods of the Maya: Astronomy in Art, Folklore, and Calendars.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of Florida
• Seitenzahl: 450
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 160mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 1030g
• ISBN-13: 9780813069920
• ISBN-10: 0813069920
• Artikelnr.: 72771625